[TheForge] Iron & Armor in Chicago? And maybe good cheap restaurants too? (mostly OT)

[Andy Gladish]

Think: Bronze and Brass, Art Deco, and you won't be disappointed.
I was amazed to find almost no wrought iron in the Chicago architecture  
vocabulary.
There ARE some nice gates and things in the northern suburbs, but I had a  
great time just leaving the iron obsession behind when I went there last  
year a couple times. It's just not there, downtown at least (except for  
the Yellin gate Ries mentions, which honestly looks really sad and out of  
place, though it's a formidable piece of craftsmanship)- But there's so  
much else to see.
Take the riverboat architecture tour, it's really good, and done by UC  
architecture students.
Andy G

On Sun, 11 May 2008 17:32:35 -0700, Bruce Freeman <freemab222 at gmail.com>  
wrote:

> Andy and I are in Chicago to visit our company's new lab.
>
> I've already spotted some bits of ironwork on buildings near my hotel
> (near Dearborn and Division).
>
> Can anyone point me to other nice ironwork, here or points north?
>
> Also, which museum is it that has the wonderful armor exhibit - an art
> museum IIRC?
>
> Wouldn't mind knowing of  a decent restaurant or pub nearby, not too  
> loud.
>
> All assistance appreciated.
>



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